Paul and I had the day off work today, and the first thing we did was go for a little walk around the lake and pick some elderflowers. We’ve been watching them open for weeks, and today there were just enough to fill a bag and bring them home.
After a quick trip to the supermarket for sugar, lemons and limes, we now have a big saucepan full of ingredients just waiting to turn into cordial. The nicest thing about this recipe is just how simple it is. Combine ingredients, ignore for 24 hours, remove bits, drink cordial! I think the hardest part is waiting for it to be ready.
Here’s the recipe that we use.
I have a sneaking suspicion that we picked enough flowers for two batches, but I’ve put them all into a litre and a half of water, the same as we did last year. Hopefully it won’t be too strong – although as it’s cordial, I suppose we can just keep diluting it until it tastes nice!